Darksteel
Darksteel (dst) is a mainline Magic: The Gathering set (Mirrodin) from 2004-02-06 with 165 catalogued printings. Arcbound Ravager near $100.00 anchors current chase interest. Median reference $1.80 across priced printings. Cactaur aggregates rarity splits, chase links, and a completion value snapshot so collectors and future sellers share one factual set index keyed to magic:en:dst.
What is Darksteel?
On Cactaur, Darksteel groups 165 indexed printings, dated 2004-02-06 in our catalog. Notable market references include Arcbound Ravager, Panoptic Mirror, Mycosynth Lattice. Priced printings center around a $1.80 median snapshot. Catalog key magic:en:dst powers this hub: rarity counts, chase links, and a full card table so you can plan singles purchases or future marketplace bids with the same data Cactaur uses on card pages.
What is Darksteel?
Within Magic: The Gathering, Darksteel represents the Mirrodin family as a mainline product line. We surface every indexed printing in one table so you can spot missing numbers quickly. Booster-era sets typically mix commons through secret rares; use the rarity breakdown below before you crack sealed product.
When was Darksteel released?
Released 2004-02-06, Darksteel belongs to the Mirrodin era. Collectors use release timing to judge supply: early Mirrodin sets often dry up once rotation or reprint news hits. Official count 165; indexed 165. Darksteel is indexed under slug dst in the Cactaur Magic: The Gathering catalog.
What are the chase cards in Darksteel?
Top of the Darksteel market snapshot: Arcbound Ravager, Panoptic Mirror, Mycosynth Lattice, Skullclamp. These names anchor most sealed-to-singles arbitrage math; verify holo/reverse variants on each card page before you buy. Darksteel is indexed under slug dst in the Cactaur Magic: The Gathering catalog.
How much is Darksteel worth?
Adding priced singles yields a $1578.87 rough index across 165 printings (low $0.13, median $1.80, high $100.00). That sum is not a sealed-box price—it is a catalog thought experiment for set completion at near-mint references. Darksteel is indexed under slug dst in the Cactaur Magic: The Gathering catalog.
How do you complete Darksteel?
Booster-set completion for Darksteel usually means opening product, trading duplicates, and buying missing holos. Use related sets below to spot overlapping trainers or energy cards that reduce spend. Darksteel is indexed under slug dst in the Cactaur Magic: The Gathering catalog.
Chase cards
Rarity breakdown
| Rare | 55 |
|---|---|
| Uncommon | 55 |
| Common | 55 |
All cards in Darksteel
| Card | # | Rarity | Market USD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcbound Ravager | 100 | Rare | $100.00 |
| Panoptic Mirror | 136 | Rare | $98.00 |
| Mycosynth Lattice | 130 | Rare | $92.37 |
| Skullclamp | 140 | Uncommon | $92.31 |
| Darksteel Forge | 110 | Rare | $70.66 |
| Sword of Fire and Ice | 148 | Rare | $66.74 |
| Memnarch | 129 | Rare | $58.48 |
| Trinisphere | 154 | Rare | $57.97 |
| Leonin Shikari | 6 | Rare | $48.01 |
| Darksteel Reactor | 114 | Rare | $45.92 |
| Aether Vial | 91 | Uncommon | $34.58 |
| Myr Matrix | 132 | Rare | $30.21 |
| Arcbound Reclaimer | 101 | Rare | $27.17 |
| Sword of Light and Shadow | 149 | Rare | $26.86 |
| Geth's Grimoire | 123 | Uncommon | $26.36 |
| Reshape | 31 | Rare | $25.71 |
| Serum Powder | 138 | Rare | $25.62 |
| Slobad, Goblin Tinkerer | 69 | Rare | $25.49 |
| Sundering Titan | 146 | Rare | $23.67 |
| Darksteel Colossus | 109 | Rare | $23.10 |
| Nemesis Mask | 134 | Uncommon | $21.84 |
| Blinkmoth Nexus | 163 | Rare | $21.73 |
| Spellbinder | 143 | Rare | $21.05 |
| Eater of Days | 120 | Rare | $20.77 |
| Voltaic Construct | 156 | Uncommon | $20.33 |
| Genesis Chamber | 122 | Uncommon | $19.43 |
| Spawning Pit | 141 | Uncommon | $19.33 |
| Retract | 32 | Rare | $19.05 |
| Savage Beating | 67 | Rare | $18.21 |
| Shield of Kaldra | 139 | Rare | $18.12 |
| Darksteel Citadel | 164 | Common | $17.57 |
| Well of Lost Dreams | 159 | Rare | $16.77 |
| Screams from Within | 52 | Uncommon | $15.75 |
| Fangren Firstborn | 75 | Rare | $14.95 |
| Aether Snap | 37 | Rare | $13.99 |
| Whispersilk Cloak | 160 | Common | $13.52 |
| Arcbound Crusher | 95 | Uncommon | $13.30 |
| Death Cloud | 40 | Rare | $12.58 |
| Greater Harvester | 44 | Rare | $11.99 |
| Coretapper | 107 | Uncommon | $9.65 |
| Heartseeker | 124 | Rare | $9.13 |
| Pulse of the Grid | 29 | Rare | $9.01 |
| Furnace Dragon | 62 | Rare | $8.66 |
| Reap and Sow | 81 | Common | $8.57 |
| Lich's Tomb | 128 | Rare | $8.46 |
| Arcbound Overseer | 99 | Rare | $8.13 |
| Hallow | 4 | Common | $7.95 |
| Flamebreak | 61 | Rare | $7.25 |
| Pristine Angel | 9 | Rare | $7.19 |
| Tangle Spider | 85 | Common | $6.61 |
| Surestrike Trident | 147 | Uncommon | $6.29 |
| Tanglewalker | 86 | Uncommon | $5.85 |
| Echoing Truth | 21 | Common | $5.59 |
| Echoing Courage | 74 | Common | $5.50 |
| Turn the Tables | 18 | Rare | $5.17 |
| Soulscour | 14 | Rare | $5.08 |
| Last Word | 23 | Rare | $4.64 |
| Ur-Golem's Eye | 155 | Common | $4.22 |
| Myr Moonvessel | 133 | Common | $4.16 |
| Arcbound Fiend | 96 | Uncommon | $3.80 |
| Vedalken Engineer | 35 | Common | $3.70 |
| Talon of Pain | 150 | Uncommon | $3.58 |
| Chittering Rats | 39 | Common | $3.56 |
| Ageless Entity | 73 | Rare | $3.40 |
| Synod Artificer | 34 | Rare | $3.11 |
| Emissary of Despair | 42 | Uncommon | $2.96 |
| Myr Landshaper | 131 | Common | $2.92 |
| Shunt | 68 | Rare | $2.92 |
| Arcbound Worker | 104 | Common | $2.73 |
| Pteron Ghost | 10 | Common | $2.59 |
| Pulse of the Fields | 11 | Rare | $2.57 |
| Pulse of the Forge | 66 | Rare | $2.44 |
| Spire Golem | 145 | Common | $2.19 |
| Dragon's Claw | 117 | Uncommon | $2.17 |
| Darksteel Pendant | 113 | Common | $2.12 |
| Mirrodin's Core | 165 | Uncommon | $2.05 |
| Viridian Zealot | 90 | Rare | $2.03 |
| Shriveling Rot | 54 | Rare | $2.01 |
| Specter's Shroud | 142 | Uncommon | $1.97 |
| Chromescale Drake | 20 | Rare | $1.95 |
| Neurok Transmuter | 27 | Uncommon | $1.88 |
| Darksteel Ingot | 112 | Common | $1.83 |
| Vulshok Morningstar | 157 | Common | $1.80 |
| Arcbound Slith | 102 | Uncommon | $1.69 |
| Steelshaper Apprentice | 15 | Rare | $1.53 |
| Arcbound Hybrid | 97 | Common | $1.49 |
| Dismantle | 57 | Uncommon | $1.47 |
| Goblin Archaeologist | 63 | Uncommon | $1.42 |
| Arcbound Lancer | 98 | Uncommon | $1.39 |
| Demon's Horn | 116 | Uncommon | $1.37 |
| Pulse of the Tangle | 80 | Rare | $1.20 |
| Arcbound Stinger | 103 | Common | $1.09 |
| Infested Roothold | 76 | Uncommon | $1.09 |
| Tears of Rage | 70 | Uncommon | $1.02 |
| Angel's Feather | 92 | Uncommon | $1.00 |
| Thunderstaff | 153 | Uncommon | $1.00 |
| Pulse of the Dross | 50 | Rare | $0.97 |
| Echoing Decay | 41 | Common | $0.96 |
| Thought Dissector | 152 | Rare | $0.89 |
| Auriok Glaivemaster | 1 | Common | $0.87 |
| Darksteel Brute | 108 | Uncommon | $0.84 |
| Mephitic Ooze | 47 | Rare | $0.76 |
| Psychic Overload | 28 | Uncommon | $0.76 |
| Rebuking Ceremony | 82 | Rare | $0.76 |
| Kraken's Eye | 126 | Uncommon | $0.73 |
| Razor Golem | 137 | Common | $0.73 |
| Death-Mask Duplicant | 115 | Uncommon | $0.72 |
| Carry Away | 19 | Uncommon | $0.70 |
| Grimclaw Bats | 45 | Common | $0.69 |
| Roaring Slagwurm | 83 | Rare | $0.69 |
| Wirefly Hive | 161 | Uncommon | $0.69 |
| Gemini Engine | 121 | Rare | $0.67 |
| Dross Golem | 119 | Common | $0.66 |
| Echoing Ruin | 59 | Common | $0.65 |
| Oxidize | 79 | Uncommon | $0.64 |
| Spincrusher | 144 | Uncommon | $0.60 |
| Arcbound Bruiser | 94 | Common | $0.57 |
| Machinate | 24 | Common | $0.57 |
| Darksteel Gargoyle | 111 | Uncommon | $0.55 |
| Emissary of Hope | 3 | Uncommon | $0.55 |
| Test of Faith | 17 | Uncommon | $0.53 |
| Oxidda Golem | 135 | Common | $0.52 |
| Tangle Golem | 151 | Common | $0.52 |
| Vulshok War Boar | 72 | Uncommon | $0.52 |
| Barbed Lightning | 55 | Common | $0.51 |
| Leonin Bola | 127 | Common | $0.50 |
| Nourish | 78 | Common | $0.50 |
| Second Sight | 33 | Uncommon | $0.49 |
| Krark-Clan Stoker | 65 | Common | $0.48 |
| Fireball | 60 | Uncommon | $0.47 |
| Leonin Battlemage | 5 | Uncommon | $0.47 |
| Nim Abomination | 49 | Uncommon | $0.47 |
| Chimeric Egg | 106 | Uncommon | $0.46 |
| Juggernaut | 125 | Uncommon | $0.46 |
| Tel-Jilad Wolf | 88 | Common | $0.46 |
| Stand Together | 84 | Uncommon | $0.44 |
| Echoing Calm | 2 | Common | $0.43 |
| Arcane Spyglass | 93 | Common | $0.41 |
| Hunger of the Nim | 46 | Common | $0.40 |
| Ritual of Restoration | 13 | Common | $0.38 |
| Wurm's Tooth | 162 | Uncommon | $0.38 |
| Auriok Siege Sled | 105 | Uncommon | $0.37 |
| Scrounge | 53 | Uncommon | $0.36 |
| Crazed Goblin | 56 | Common | $0.32 |
| Stir the Pride | 16 | Uncommon | $0.32 |
| Drooling Ogre | 58 | Common | $0.31 |
| Unforge | 71 | Common | $0.30 |
| Loxodon Mystic | 7 | Common | $0.28 |
| Wand of the Elements | 158 | Rare | $0.28 |
| Metal Fatigue | 8 | Common | $0.26 |
| Murderous Spoils | 48 | Uncommon | $0.26 |
| Burden of Greed | 38 | Common | $0.25 |
| Hoverguard Observer | 22 | Uncommon | $0.25 |
| Karstoderm | 77 | Uncommon | $0.25 |
| Quicksilver Behemoth | 30 | Common | $0.25 |
| Scavenging Scarab | 51 | Common | $0.25 |
| Viridian Acolyte | 89 | Common | $0.25 |
| Magnetic Flux | 25 | Common | $0.24 |
| Neurok Prodigy | 26 | Common | $0.24 |
| Purge | 12 | Uncommon | $0.23 |
| Inflame | 64 | Common | $0.22 |
| Vex | 36 | Common | $0.21 |
| Tel-Jilad Outrider | 87 | Common | $0.19 |
| Drill-Skimmer | 118 | Common | $0.17 |
| Essence Drain | 43 | Common | $0.13 |
Related sets
- Mirrodin Promos (2004-06-04)
- Fifth Dawn Promos (2004-06-04)
- Fifth Dawn (2004-06-04)
- Darksteel Promos (2004-02-06)
FAQ
How many cards are in Darksteel?
Cactaur indexes 165 printings in Darksteel; official count is 165. Variant or promo printings can push the indexed total above the number on the booster box.
When did Darksteel release?
Darksteel shows a catalog release date of 2004-02-06 for this English Magic: The Gathering entry. Darksteel is indexed under slug dst in the Cactaur Magic: The Gathering catalog.
What is the most expensive card in Darksteel?
Arcbound Ravager leads references around $100.00 in our latest snapshot. Prices change with condition and market volume. Darksteel is indexed under slug dst in the Cactaur Magic: The Gathering catalog.
Is Darksteel good for beginners?
Darksteel works for collectors who already know Mirrodin. Beginners may prefer a starter deck before chasing rare pulls from this set. Darksteel is indexed under slug dst in the Cactaur Magic: The Gathering catalog.
Where can I track Darksteel prices?
Use this Cactaur set page for a snapshot, then open individual card pages for ongoing market references. Future marketplace features will anchor off the same data attributes on each row.